Inova Community Health Opportunities – 2026 application

Budget guidelines

Inova will consider each request for support. It is anticipated that the average funded request will be approximately $25,000.

For additional guidance, please review the Inova Community Health Opportunities Toolkit.

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2026 Funding cycle/key dates

Application available: March 16, 2026
Applications accepted through: April 17, 2026 at noon
Awards announced: June 2, 2026
Please note that there will be a luncheon for award recipients on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
Funding released on: August 1, 2026
Funding must be spent by: July 31, 2027

How to apply

Budget guidelines, key dates, eligibility information (1 page)
Inova Community Health Opportunities Priorities and Recommendations (3 pages)
Download the budget template
All applications must be submitted by April 17, 2026 at noon. Online support to assist with technical difficulties will be available, via chf@inova.org, until April 16, 2026 at noon. After that date, applications are welcomed up to the due date without online technical support.
Please direct any questions to chf@inova.org.

Organization Information

Organization Name

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

EIN

Website

Headquarters Zip Code (may be the same as the ZIP above)

Primary Application Contact

Name

Title

Phone

Authorized Representative (signing authority representative)

Name

Title

Phone

Project Details

CHNA Region(s) this project will serve (select all that apply)

Alexandria CHNA region

Fairfax CHNA region

Fair Oaks CHNA region

Loudoun CHNA region

Mount Vernon CHNA region

(Refer to the maps on page 8 of the 2025 CHNA reports)

Neighborhood(s) this project will serve

Define the local geography or zip codes that you intend to serve with the proposed project.

Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) health issue(s) this project will address

You may choose any of the health issues on pages 19-23 of the 2025 CHNA report for the region(s) your project will serve.

Organization Background

In one page maximum, tell us about your organization:

1. Describe, in one paragraph, your organization's history, mission and population served (demographics and geography).

2. Describe, in one paragraph, your organization’s relevant experience supporting community health, identifying needs and addressing social drivers of health in the proposed project’s focus community(ies)

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Project Narrative

In two pages maximum, describe the project being proposed:

How is this project aligned with the CHNA top health issue(s) selected? What is the need to be addressed and evidence of the need?
What neighborhoods/communities/populations will benefit from this project? What is the estimated number of individuals likely to be directly impacted?
What is the project plan, including what services will be delivered, timeline of activities and project partners?
What measurable outcomes will be achieved during this grant period?

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Budget

Total amount requested from Inova*

Upload your Project Budget and Budget Narrative

Use the budget template *

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Supporting Documentation

Upload your 501 (c)(3) Organization documentation

Supporting Documentation

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256 MB limit.
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Upload your W-9 signed in 2026

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Terms and Conditions

I hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief that the information in this application is true and accurate.

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